Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

The long-haired girl silently recited the name.

Is this the man's name? It sounds more like a Japanese surname... Is he also mixed race?

Out of curiosity, she continued to secretly look at him. He pushed the chair he had just sat on back to its original position, picked up a furry thing from another stool next to him, and put it on his right shoulder.

It was a black rabbit.

The rabbit was small in size, lying obediently on his shoulder, originally with its head facing forward, but it suddenly moved on its own, turned its body, and looked towards her with a pair of eyes.

She saw the short little hands waving in the air several times, and then silently put them down.

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After paying the bill, Aoyagi Akimichi left Colombo Restaurant with Kudo Shinichi.

There was no empty parking space on the road in front of the restaurant, so he parked his car in the parking lot in front, which happened to be in the same direction as Kudo's house, so the two of them walked there together.

After leaving the restaurant, Rabbit turned around again and quietly lay on Aoyagi Akira's bare shoulders. Because Kudo Shinichi was around, he was worried that he might find something, so he didn't communicate with his teammates immediately.

"...I happen to have the original English version of the Poirot case I just mentioned at home, the first edition. If you want to read it, Mr. Aoyagi, I'll bring it to school tomorrow."

Kudo Shinichi was still talking nonstop, his eyes full of the pure passion of a young boy.

"First edition books are too expensive. Rather than reading them, they should be kept as treasures." Qing Liu Binguang refused without a second thought. "I'll go to the bookstore in a few days. I just want a regular version that I can read."

The two stopped at the intersection and waited for the green light on the opposite side.

This street is the largest commercial street in Beika Town, and there are many pedestrians. Outside the large department store diagonally opposite, the news is being broadcast on a huge display screen, and the young female anchor has a serious look on her face.

"At 6:43 this morning, a female body was found near Shibuya Station. The deceased was an Irish student at Sacred Heart University. Now the police..."

problem occurs.

Something happened again.

Rabbit thought of the campus bombing he had witnessed two weeks ago, as well as the dozens of common murders he had seen in the past two weeks, and looked up calmly.

The distance was quite far, but luckily the screen was big enough, so he saw that it was a picture of a girl.

It was a white girl, she smiled brightly at the camera, her red hair was as bright and eye-catching as a burning flame. Her identity information was written under the photo.

Rabbit remembers that no matter in reality or in the Conan world, when the Japanese media reports on a murder case, they will release the high-definition photo, specific name and age of the deceased.

The photo quickly disappeared and was replaced by a scene of the scene where a yellow and white cordon was set up at the location where the body was found.

"Why is it Inspector Megure?"

Kudo Shinichi recognized the familiar face among them at a glance.

In the picture, the forensic department personnel were collecting clues on the ground, and several detectives gathered together to communicate. Rabbit also saw Megure Jusan at a glance. His hat and outfit were very recognizable.

"Is there any problem?" asked Aoyagi Binkou.

"When I went to take a statement two weeks ago, Officer Megure told me that he had a vacation at the end of this month, but now it's probably gone," Kudo Shinichi explained speechlessly.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, he's a policeman... and the deceased wasn't a native of our country, which would be even more troublesome."

Kudo Shinichi said "hmm" with experience: "The process is indeed very troublesome. We have to notify the family first. If we want to transport the body back to the country for burial, we have to notify the embassy for help..."

"Preliminary police investigations show that the deceased died in a horrific manner, and was dismembered and dumped in different locations in the park...According to the on-site investigation, the body showed signs of being cooked, making it difficult to extract DNA and fingerprints..."

"There is no surveillance camera at the park. I hope that those with information will contact the police and provide clues after seeing the news..."

The last two sentences from the reporter on the scene caused quite a stir among the crowd around.

The rabbit was even more horrified, and its fur exploded on the spot.

In the past two weeks, he had only heard of ordinary murders such as stabbing, hacking, poisoning, hanging, drowning, falling and hitting the ground. This was the first time he heard of dismemberment, and the subsequent handling methods were so cruel!

He got goosebumps all over his body and subconsciously shrank towards Qingliu Bin's bald head.

The noise he made was quite loud. Aoyagi Bingguang noticed his fear, took him off his shoulders, held him in his arms, and gently stroked his back.

"Cooking the body to destroy the evidence is a very bad but also very clever method."

Fourteen-year-old Kudo Shinichi looked calm. He held his chin and began to analyze seriously: "It seems that the murderer is either an experienced person or a professional like a doctor, policeman, or detective. I'm afraid he has certain anti-reconnaissance capabilities..."

"Kudo, the light is green."

Aoyagi Akimichi's shout brought Kudo Shinichi, who was almost immersed in the case analysis, back to his senses, and the two crossed the road together.

The crowd gradually dispersed. Kudo Shinichi, who stayed in place, took a last look at the screen and said, "It's a pity that my father went abroad, otherwise he could help with this case. Now I don't know how long it will take to solve the case."

Rabbit felt that Kudo Shinichi was complaining about the Japanese police.

And the complaints were merciless.

The two walked for a while and came to the parking lot. Qing Liu Bingguang stopped and asked: "Are you going home directly?"

"Yes." Kudo Shin nodded, "It's only a short distance, Mr. Aoyagi, you don't have to send me off."

"So you are at home now..."

Aoyagi Binkou stopped here.

"I am the only one at home now. Mrs. Watanabe is still in the detention center. The trial will start in two weeks. My parents haven't come back yet, and they haven't found a new nanny for me."

Kudo Shinichi knew what the next question was and continued naturally.

The rabbit raised his head from Aoyagi Binkou's arms and looked at Kudo Shinichi.

The boy could notice the look in Aoyagi Binguang's eyes, but he didn't pay attention to the movements of an animal. He waved to his teacher and said, "If everything is ok, I'll leave first. See you tomorrow, Mr. Aoyagi!"

"See you tomorrow."

Kudo Shinichi's figure gradually went away, and the rabbit kept looking at his back.

He had been taken to school and met with Kudo Shinichi frequently in the past two weeks, and he knew how he would handle the follow-up of the case.

——As a victim, he wrote a letter of apology and gave it to the defense lawyer, saying that he forgave her and hoped that the court would give her a lighter sentence because she was coerced and had a young child.

As the protagonist of this world, a completely pure red side, Kudo Shinichi is kind. He is willing to forgive those who hurt him and even consider the other party's family difficulties.

If he could convince his future mother-in-law to help, this nanny probably wouldn't have to go to jail... Unfortunately, Eri Kisaki has been very busy recently. She is the plaintiff's lawyer in the Hojo Tobirama case. That case may not seem serious, but the heated discussion it caused online is no less than a serial murder case that killed many people.

Rabbit sighed and was about to lower his head again when the corner of his eye inadvertently caught sight of Aoyagi Binkou's face.

The teammate's expression and eyes were calm, but the corners of his mouth were slightly turned down - it seemed that he was in a bad mood.

"...?"

The rabbit was startled and looked carefully again.

Aoyagi Akimitsu, who was seeing off Kudo Shinichi, also lowered his head at this time. Rabbit saw that the corners of his mouth were raised, and he had the same smile on his face as usual.

...did I see it wrong?

The rabbit was confused, and he heard his teammates whisper to him.

"Shall we go back too?"

Chapter 82 Raging Fury

It was almost five o'clock when the two returned to the tower.

As usual, the rabbit would return to his human form as soon as the door was closed. Except for eating, going out and sleeping, his daily activities were basically in the form of a headless man.

Qing Liu Bingguang looked at the clock on the wall: "We just had dinner in the restaurant, so let's have dinner later and eat simpler, okay?"

【What time is it? 】the rabbit asked.

"Is eight okay?"

Rabbit nodded his neck without objection. He watched Qingliu Binguang walk to the sofa with his bag and sit down, so he followed him and sat next to him.

Aoyagi Akimitsu turned on the TV and saw another news channel, which was also reporting on the murder of a foreign student in Shibuya District.

Although there are a lot of homicides in the Japanese region of this world, the fact that the victim this time is a foreigner and died so tragically is still quite rare, and it will be a hot topic these days.

This time, the report mentioned more details of the case. Rabbit was frightened, but Qing Liu Bingguang seemed very interested and kept staring at the screen. The snake-shaped angel struggled to support the system pop-up window and remained beside him on the group chat interface.

Rabbit controlled Black Mist not to pay attention to what was being said on TV and tried to divert his attention with other things - such as chatting. Soon he thought of the two red-haired girls he met in the restaurant.

[Lust: I didn’t expect they were twins. ]

Seeing this sentence pop up in the group chat, Qingliu Binguang turned to look at him.

Rabbit didn't notice the looks on his teammates' faces at all. The scene of him entering the restaurant in the afternoon appeared in his mind.

It was actually an accident that they met them.

After Kudo Shinichi returned safely, his homeroom teacher was worried that someone who hated Kudo Yusaku would come to take revenge, so he specifically asked Aoyagi Akimichi to take Kudo Shinichi home if he was free after school.

This class teacher knew many well-known people in society, so it would not be a loss to help him and gain his favor, so Aoyagi Binkou agreed.

That's it for today.

But there was a small episode today - Rabbit got up late in the morning and didn't have breakfast, and the food in the cafeteria at noon was very bad. He couldn't stand it anymore by the afternoon, so he asked in the car if he could eat something before going back.

At that time, Kudo Shinichi was recommending a restaurant in Beika-cho, so Aoyagi Akimitsu took them there.

Then as soon as they entered, they saw Baijiu’s girlfriend.

Rabbit recognized the striking red hair on the spot, just like the last time he saw Akai. He was so shocked that he almost fell off Aoyagi Binkou's shoulders.

This encounter was truly a coincidence, so coincidental that Rabbit wondered whether it was Kudo Shinichi's true protagonist physique that was at work, or his passive skill.

But they had already gone in, so it would be strange to suddenly turn out, and Kudo Shinichi might ask why. So they had no choice but to sit at the next table and order and eat as usual.

The rabbit ate under the table first. After finishing, he stuck his head out to observe the two girls, while praying in his heart that [Jealousy] would not be around.

——If he saw them around the protagonist, he would definitely suspect that they were players.

Two red-haired girls sat facing each other not far from them. They looked almost identical, with the only difference being their hairstyle.

The younger sister has long hair and the older sister has short hair.

[They really look alike, I couldn't tell them apart at first glance.]

If they hadn't mentioned the email and hadn't had that conversation, Rabbit would have thought the one with long hair was Jealous' girlfriend. After all, in that memory, she had long hair.

Maybe it was cut later? If the sisters who look so alike have the same hairstyle, even their biological parents may find it difficult to tell them apart.

"Their temperaments and personalities are very different. If you look closely, it's easy to tell them apart."